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The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

1999 · 105 min

A breezy, slightly tense caper that coasts on charm and the fun of watching a plan unravel.

Directed by
David Burton Morris
Genres
Action, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Brooke Shields, Dylan Walsh, Sherie Rene Scott
Tagline
The perfect pair with the perfect plan ...almost.
Overview
A cop and his expensive fiancée, a bank teller, plan the perfect bank robbery. All goes well until the FBI suspects, almost immediately, an inside job

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Directed by
David Burton Morris
Genres
Action, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Brooke Shields, Dylan Walsh, Sherie Rene Scott
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
David Burton Morris
Written by
Adam Greenman, Skip Hollandsworth
Starring
Brooke Shields, Dylan Walsh, Sherie Rene Scott, Alessandro Nivola, Mujibur Rahman, Rip Torn, Greg Hohn, Rebecca Koon
Music
Dan Wool
Cinematography
John L. Demps Jr.
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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